November 2016

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AP report at that health officials say three people died and at least five more were sickened after eating Thanksgiving dinner at an event organized by a church in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch said Monday it received eight patients with probably food borne symptoms between Friday and Saturday.

Sabra-Classic-HummusSabra Dipping Co., LLC is voluntarily recalling certain hummus products made prior to November 8, 2016 due to concerns over Listeria monocytogenes, which was identified at the manufacturing facility but not in tested finished product. The recall includes the products listed below; these were distributed to retail outlets, including food service accounts and supermarkets,

ALFALFA-SPROUTS-1LiveScience reporter, Sara G. Miller, reported on a recent FDA presentation at IDWeek on the risks of sprouts.  According to Ms. Miller, “sprout contamination continues to pose a serious public health concern,” the researchers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wrote in their report. The findings on sprouts were presented on Oct. 28 at

STOP_LogoTagline_RGB-borderSTOP Foodborne Illness, the Chicago-based national advocacy and education organization, will honor three Food Safety Heroes at an interactive fundraising event 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, December 6 during the Food Safety Consortium at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center (1551 Thoreau Drive N, Schaumburg, IL 60173). The benefit is open to the public.

Guests will enjoy live

Daddy MaoOver the last 20 plus years I have given close to 400 speeches around the world on “why it is a bad idea to poison your customers.”

My “chats” have been in front of industry and governmental groups on every continent (except South America) – I’m somewhat popular in China.

Most of the audiences are

recalled-cheese-Oasis-BrandAccording to the US Attorney’s Office, a Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 15 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr., for distributing contaminated cheese.  Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Justin Green, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of

Frozen-strawberriesMonterey County Health Officials have identified seven food service establishments in Monterey County at which the recalled product were served recently.  These locations include:

  • Black Bear Diner, 2450 Fremont Street, Monterey
  • Farm Fresh Deli and Café, 145 Main Street, Salinas
  • Fish Hopper Restaurant, 700 Cannery Row, Monterey
  • La Plaza Bakery, 107 Bardin Road, Salinas
  • La

raw-scallopsIn its weekly update Wednesday, the Hawaii Department of Health reported no new confirmed cases from Nov. 3 through 9. It recorded one new case the previous week, bringing the total number of sick people to 292. About a fourth of the outbreak victims have had symptoms so severe that they required hospitalization. At least